News Archives
August 2010
| 8/23/2010 | REGISTRATION is now OPEN for TB Nurse Case Management:: San Antonio, Texas:: November 3-5, 2010. This is an introductory course designed for nurses seeking training on the case management of patients with, or at risk of, tuberculosis. You may contact the Lead Educator, Jessica Quintero for more information at jessica.quintero@uthct.edu
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| 8/23/2010 | REGISTRATION is now OPEN for Advanced TB Nurse Case Management:: St. Paul, Minnesota:: October 19, 2010. This conference is a joint sponsorship with the Minnesota Department of Health, TB Program. It is an advanced course and is intended for nurses who have extensive experience with TB patients OR have previously attended TB Nurse Case Management or TB Intensive courses. You may contact the Lead Educator, Jessica Quintero for more information at jessica.quintero@uthct.edu
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| 8/16/2010 | NEW DATE for Understanding and Managing Latent TB Infection:: Arnold, Missouri:: October 5, 2010. Arnold, Missouri is a suburb of St. Louis. You may contact the Lead Educator, Mary Long for more information at mary.long@uthct.edu
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| 8/16/2010 | REGISTRATION is now OPEN for Handling TB and HIV Co-Infection:: Fargo, North Dakota:: September 15-16, 2010. This conference is a joint sponsorship with North Dakota Department of Health, South Dakota Department of Health, and the Dakota AIDS Education and Training Center. You may contact the Lead Educator, Robert Granger for more information at robert.granger@uthct.edu
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| 8/16/2010 | Regional Webinar: Contact Investigation Overview, August 26, 2010:: 12:00-1:30 PM CT |
| 8/16/2010 | Regional Webinar Series Management of TB in the HIV Patient: Special Topics :: August 17, 2010 :: 12:00-1:30 PM CT |
| 8/1/2010 | Regional Webinar Series Management of TB in the HIV Patient: Treatment :: August 3, 2010 :: 12:00-1:30 PM CT |
July 2010
| 7/26/2010 | Regional Webinar Series Management of TB in the HIV Patient: Part 1 Diagnosis :: July 27, 2010 :: 12:00-1:30 PM CT |
| 7/23/2010 | The 10th TB Education and Training Network Annual Conference TB Education, Training, and Evaluation: Fitting the Pieces Together was held in Atlanta, Georgia August 10-12, 2010. Visit the Conference webpage for more information. |
| 7/2/2010 | Heartland National TB Center would like to announce the addition of Lisa Armitige, MD, PhD to our Heartland team as a Medical Consultant. Dr. Armitige is an Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler (UT-Tyler) and an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at UT-Houston Medical School. She received a BA in Biochemistry from Rice University in 1989, and in 1998 was the 50th graduate of the UT-Houston MD/PhD Program. Dr. Armitige pursued a combined residency in internal medicine and pediatrics (1998-2002) and completed a Fellowship in adult infectious diseases (2003-2005) at UT-Houston. Upon completion of her training, Dr. Armitige joined the faculty at UT-Houston Medical School where she taught medical students, residents and infectious diseases fellows on inpatient and outpatient clinical services. Her outpatient clinics included a full service HIV clinic and a hospital-based tuberculosis clinic in Harris County, Houston, Texas. Her research interest is pathogenesis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Studies in her laboratory have included investigations of M. tuberculosis virulence factors and correlates of bacterial behavior with human host response. Dr. Armitige has published several abstracts and peer-reviewed articles in her field. Dr. Armitige has numerous awards which include the 2004 UNCF/Merck Postdoctoral Science Research Fellowship Award, the 2004 Infectious Diseases Society of America Bayer Harold Neu Postdoctoral Fellowship Award, the 2006-2007 UT-Houston Dean Teaching Excellence Award, and the 2010 Benjy F. Brooks Teaching Award from UT-Houston. While in Houston, Dr. Armitige many teaching responsibilities included roles as Preceptor for the UT-Houston second-year Fundamentals of Medicine course (1999-2003, 2006-2008), Faculty Advisor for the UT-Houston first-year Immunology course (2003-2009); she was voted Best Teacher Clinical Immunology(2006-2009), Lecturer for the UT-Houston first-year Microbiology course (2004-2010); she was voted Best Teacher Microbiology in 2004-2009, and Facilitator for the UT-Houston second-year Problem-Based Learning course (2007-2009). Dr. Armitige holds membership in the following professional societies: American Society for Microbiology, Infectious Diseases Society of America, American College of Physicians, and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. You may contact Dr. Armitige at 210-531-4548 or lisa.armitige@dshs.state.tx.us. |
| 7/2/2010 | Heartland National TB Center would like to announce the addition of Robert Granger, MPH to our Education and Training team as an Education Specialist. Coming to San Antonio from Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland, Robert is a native Floridian who attended the University of Florida where he received a Bachelors of Science in Health Education and Behavior, with a concentration in Health Promotion. While an undergraduate, Robert developed an interest in chronic disease prevention. Prior to graduation, he completed two internships in personal training and diabetes education. Robert has recently completed his Masters in Public Health with a concerntation in Behavioral Health Sciences. Prior to graduate school, Robert worked at the Florida Department of Health as a Health Education Consultant for the Bureau of Chronic Disease and Prevention. His desire to promote chronic disease prevention in underserved population groups led him to pursue a Masters degree in Public Health from Morgan State University. During his matriculation of the program, Robert developed an interest in program planning and evaluation and subsequently selected Behavioral Health Sciences as his concentration. For his practicum experience, he planned and implemented a pilot program entitled P.L.A.Y. at Morgan which is a five-week summer program designed to gain insight on the strategies needed to develop successful obesity intervention for African American adolescents. You may contact Robert at 210-531-4509 or Robert.granger@uthct.edu. |
April 2010
| 4/26/2010 | Heartland National TB Center would like to announce the addition of Elizabeth (Lisa) Mauldin, BSN, RN to our Medical Consultation team as a Nurse Educator and Consultant. Most recently with the City Chest Clinic in San Antonio, Lisa has over sixteen years experience in nursing, working not only in tuberculosis control, but having had a long career as a school nurse and educator. She practiced as a school nurse in San Antonio, Texas; Iwakuni, Japan; and Hohenfels, Germany. Overseas, she served as a liaison between the school and the military medical command to develop health promotion programs that focused on combating childhood obesity. She also coordinated assessment and treatment of special needs students with both the Army command and the schools. A graduate of the University of Texas Health Science Center School of Nursing at San Antonio, Lisa also holds an undergraduate degree from Trinity University in San Antonio in English and Sociology, and is a Texas state certified secondary teacher. You may contact Lisa at 210-531-4580 or elizabeth.mauldin@uthct.edu. |
| 4/6/2010 | The 2010 National TB Conference presentations submitted by session speakers are available to download. Visit the Conference webpage for the archived presentations. Click the scheduled day of the presentation on the left navigation bar to open the online agenda. The presentations are linked to each presenter’s name. Click on the presenter’s name for the presentation you want to download. The presentations will be linked to the agenda on this online registration site as soon as they are received. Please keep checking the website for further postings. |
March 2010
| 3/22/2010 | Please check back for the recording of Heartland's Regional Webinar: Handling Mental Illness in the TB Patient :: March 25, 2010 :: 12:00-1:30 PM CST
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February 2010
| 2/15/2010 | The International Union Against TB and Lung Disease North American Region (IUATLD NAR) held its 14th annual conference in Orlando, Florida March 11-13, 2010. Visit the Union's webpage for more information |
| 2/15/2010 | In conjunction with the IUATLD's NAR annual conference in Orlando, Florida; the four Regional Training and Medical Consultation Centers held a free pre-conference course entitled TB/HIV Updates on March 10, 2010 from 1:00- 5:00 pm. World renowned experts shared the latest information on: The Challenging Epidemic of TB/HIV; TB/HIV Clinical Management Overview; Case Management Issues in the Co-infected Patient; Drug-Drug Interactions and Issues Related to TB Drugs in HIV Patients; TB Infection Control in TB/HIV; and New IGRA Guidelines and IGRAs in Special Populations. View the pre-conference brochure for more information |
| 2/15/2010 | The 2010 Training Calendar for Heartland has been posted to the Training Page. Please check frequently for updates as scheduling changes with our partners may occur. |
October 2009
| 10/6/2009 | COMPLETED Regional Webinar: MDR TB Updates-Missouri Rehabilitation Center :: October 21, 2009 :: 12:00-1:30 PM CT.
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| 10/6/2009 | COMPLETED-NATIONAL WEBINAR: TB Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing: New CDC Guidelines :: October 29, 2009 :: 12:00-1:30 PM CT.
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February 2009
| 2/10/2009 | Heartland National TB Center would like to announce the addition of Alisha Blair, LVN to our Medical Consultation team. Alisha comes to Heartland from San Antonio's City Chest Clinic where she managed clients with latent tuberculosis infection or suspected of having TB disease. Alisha also provided assessment and clearances for clients from special populations, such as refugees, homeless shelters, and drug/alcohol abuse centers. Alisha has worked in public health with a concentration in TB since 2007, and we are excited to have her as an addition to the Heartland team. You may contact Alisha at 210-531-4546 or alisha.blair@uthct.edu. |
| 2/10/2009 | Download our new product: Impact of Poor Nutrition on TB Relapse. Prints double-sided, flipchart orientation (6.33" W x 13.58" H) (PDF ▣ 398 KB). |
September 2008
| 9/9/2008 | Recording of TEXAS-ONLY WEBINAR: Expanding a Contact Investigation, Part 2 on August 28, 2008:
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August 2008
| 8/25/2008 | Recording of TEXAS-ONLY WEBINAR: Expanding a Contact Investigation, Part 1 on August 14, 2008:
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July 2008
| 7/9/2008 | Recording of NATIONAL Webinar: Pediatric TB on June 27, 2008:
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March 2008
| 3/13/2008 | Recording of TB Medications: Adverse Drug Reactions with Case Studies (Part 2) on March 12, 2008:
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| 3/5/2008 | Recording of TB Medications: Adverse Drug Reactions with Case Studies (Part 1) on March 5, 2008:
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December 2007
| 12/18/2007 | Recording of Tuberculosis: Un Vistazo General para Trabajadores de la salud on December 17, 2007:
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| 12/14/2007 | Recording of REGIONAL Webinar, Nontuberculous Mycobacterial [NTM] Lung Disease on December 13, 2007:
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| 12/13/2007 | Recording of REGIONAL Webinar, TB Medications: Recognizing and Responding to Adverse Drug Reactions on December 10, 2007:
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| 12/5/2007 | Recording of NATIONAL Webinar, TB/HIV: Managing the Co-Infected Patient, November 27, 2007:
This webinar is now archived on the Heartland website. It, along with a PDF of the PowerPoint slides, is available for viewing or printing. The recorded presentation can be viewed in Windows Media Player. No CME or CNE credits will be awarded for viewing the archived presentation. For questions, please email HNTC@uthct.edu. |
September 2007
| 9/5/2007 | Videoconference Series: Tuberculosis Education for the Medical Professional
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June 2007
| 6/8/2007 | The CDC publication warehouse is now open. To order CDC TB publications, please use the online ordering system at https://www2.cdc.gov/nchstp_od/piweb/tborderform.asp. Most publications are also available on the CDC Division of Tuberculosis Elimination website at http://www.cdc.gov/tb. |
May 2007
| 5/29/2007 | Download TB at a Glance, which is available on our Products page (PDF ▣ 1.08 MB). |
| 5/7/2007 | Download our REVISED Tuberculosis Treatment Guidelines - 2003 (Poster), which is also available on our Products page. |
March 2007
| 3/30/2007 |  NOW AVAILABLE: TB Core Reference Set for Clinicians Set CD-ROM!This CD-ROM provides an array of documents and resources with the latest information on tuberculosis. These resources will assist the clinician in making the appropriate diagnosis and treatment plan for adults and children based on guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), American Academy of Pediatrics, American Thoracic Society, Francis J. Curry National TB Center, and Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA). To obtain this CD, please download and complete our Product Request Form. Then email or fax the form to Delfina Sanchez at delfina.sanchez@uthct.edu or 210-531-4590. |
January 2007
| 1/25/2007 | Questions of Interest page now available here! Heartland staff answers the more unusual questions of tuberculosis diagnosis, treatment, and patient management. Answers to each question are provided as PDF documents, so you will need the Adobe Reader to view. |
| 1/11/2007 | Videoconference Series: The Nurse's Role in TB Control: Implementing the New Guidelines (2005) for Controlling Tuberculosis in the United States
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